The Epstein saga stands as a ‘cultural Chernobyl’ for the United States and the United Kingdom—a ‘radioactive’ emblem of systemic collapse, where elite incompetence, entrenched corruption, outright treason, and a fortress of self-preservation devastate legal and moral legitimacies.
The world is in dire straights. There's hope in Gurdjieff's aphorism,
"The worse the conditions of life the more productive the work, always provided you remember the work."
And unfortunately, it seems we will have opportunity for ever more productive work.
Becoming more conscious doesn't necessarily make life easier.